a pivotal figure back then was john dean. john dean the white house counsel under the former president nixon. his damaging testimony during the watergate hearings eventually led to nixon's resignation but now 45 years later dean says watergate was small potatoes compared to what he sees around the trump white house. here's what he told john berman. >> reporter: about all of this today this is what you wrote, this what we're seeing today is much more damning than watergate and it's just getting started. you believe this is already more damning than watergate? >> well, the few sentences that precede that i noted how we have the president's campaign is under investigation. the president's transition is under investigation. his inauguration is under investigation. his presidency is under investigation. he and his family are under investigation for their